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Criminal law [2026] SGCA 17

AFFANDI BIN MOHAMED HASSAN v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

The Court of Appeal dismissed an application to adduce fresh psychiatric evidence and the appeal against conviction and death sentence for drug trafficking.

  • Fresh evidence (s 392 cpc)
  • Inadequate legal assistance
  • Mere courier (s 33b mda)
  • Presumption of trafficking (s 17 mda)
  • Sentencing (death penalty vs life imprisonment)
  • Charge framing (s 132 cpc)
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Family law [2026] SGFC 45

XZE v XZF

The Family Court refused leave to adduce two medical reports because they did not specifically address the disputed school-placement issue and would likely trigger duplicate assessments.

  • Expert evidence
  • Medical reports
  • Rule 35 fjr 2014
  • Leave to adduce evidence
  • Examination of children
  • Special educational needs
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Family law [2026] SGFC 24

XZE v XZF

The Family Court refused the mother leave to rely on two medical reports and declined to order a child assessment, finding expert evidence unnecessary and intrusive.

  • Child maintenance
  • Expert evidence
  • Examination of children
  • Family justice rules compliance
  • Child-maintenance
  • Expert-evidence
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Criminal law [2026] SGHC 13

LIU HUIJIAN v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

High Court dismissed the appeal against conviction, nine-day sentence, and bail ruling for importing toy guns without a permit.

  • Importation without permit
  • Strict liability offences
  • Admissibility of statements
  • Search and seizure and chain of custody
  • Bail pending appeal
  • Procedural irregularity and failure of justice
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Civil procedure [2026] SGMC 3

WEN HANRONG v HUATIONG CONTRACTOR PTE LTD & Anor

Assessment of damages in a road traffic injury claim. The court found four rib fractures and one manubrium fracture, rejected alleged heart and lung causation, and awarded damages with interest exclusions.

  • Assessment of damages
  • Pre-judgment interest
  • Causation
  • Expert evidence and single joint expert (sje)
  • Admissibility of medical/tcm expenses
  • Duty of counsel / paramount duty to court
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Tort [2025] SGHC 254

JEFF LIM WAI KIT v ARUMUGAM ALAMUTHU

High Court appeal on a traffic accident re-apportioned liability 75/25, held the appeal was in time from formal interlocutory judgment, and disregarded new images in submissions.

  • Negligence
  • Contributory negligence
  • Time to appeal
  • Bifurcated trials
  • Admission of new evidence on appeal
  • Statutory construction of traffic rules
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Criminal law [2025] SGHC 242

PRITAM SINGH v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

The High Court dismissed Pritam Singh’s appeal, upholding his convictions under the PPIPA for false testimony before the Committee of Privileges.

  • Statutory offence of false testimony
  • Parliament (privileges, immunities and powers) act s31(q) and s36(1)(b)
  • Corroboration and the ‘unusually convincing’ standard
  • Impeachment of witness credit
  • Charge framing and sufficiency
  • False-testimony
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Criminal law [2025] SGHC 238

ISLAM MOHAMMAD KHABIRUL v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

The High Court dismissed an appeal against convictions under the Work Injury Compensation Act, upholding findings that the appellant staged an accident and made false statements.

  • Fraudulent wica claim
  • False statements to investigation officer
  • S 3(4) wica (deeming provision)
  • Appellate review of factual findings
  • Digital evidence authentication
  • Adverse inference under evidence act
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Family law [2025] SGFC 127

XUH v XUI

Family Court ancillary orders granted the father sole custody, care and control, limited the mother’s access, ordered maintenance, and divided matrimonial assets after adverse inference.

  • Custody and care and control
  • Child access and conditions
  • Matrimonial asset division
  • Discovery and adverse inference
  • Spousal maintenance
  • Child maintenance
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Civil contempt [2025] SGHC 213

ZHONGSHAN SHENGWANG ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE CO., LTD. v Phua Kian Chey Colin & Anor

High Court held that general disclosure rules can apply in committal proceedings, but the privilege against self-incrimination is available and was upheld here.

  • Production of documents in committal proceedings
  • Privilege against self-incrimination
  • Implied waiver
  • Application of rules of court to contempt proceedings
  • Civil-contempt
  • Production-of-documents
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